Question

If all the numbers are dropped from the above arrangement, which of the following will be the ninth from the right end?

• A. A
• B. C
• C. X
• D. Y

Hint:

For "\(k\)th from right" in an \(n\)-item list, use index \(n-k+1\) from the left.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Remove digits to get: \[ \text{Y \# O U D \$ V @ B E © X A C \% P Q I N M * Z} \] There are 22 symbols/letters. The \(9^{\text{th}}\) from the right is the \(14^{\text{th}}\) from the left, which is \(\boxed{C}\).

Answer 2

Instead of converting to a position from the left, let's count straight in from the right-hand end of the letter-only row.

After deleting every digit, the row reads left to right: \[ \text{Y}\ \#\ \text{O}\ \text{U}\ \text{D}\ \$\ \text{V}\ @\ \text{B}\ ©\ \text{X}\ \text{A}\ \text{C}\ \%\ \text{P}\ \text{Q}\ \text{I}\ \text{N}\ \text{M}\ *\ \text{Z}. \]

Reading this same row from the right, the order is: Z, *, M, N, I, Q, P, %, C, A, X, ©, B, @, V, $, D, U, O, #, Y.

1. Option A: Counting Z as 1st, *, M, N, I, Q, P, %, and C as 9th from the right, A comes right after C, at the 10th spot — not the 9th.
2. Option C: As counted above, C is exactly the 9th entry from the right end. This matches.
3. Option X: X falls two places further in, at the 11th spot from the right, so it is not the 9th term.
4. Option Y: Y is the very first letter of the row and therefore the last one when counting from the right — nowhere near the 9th slot.

Counting nine places in from the right end lands squarely on C.

Hence, the correct answer is C.